Natal Hypnotherapy is a powerful and wonderful technique which assists pregnant women and their partners to have a more positive birthing experience. Natal Hypnotherapy was founded by Maggie Howell who used hypnotherapy for the birth of her first child.  She was blown away mind the minds ability to control its response to pain.  She trained to become a clinical hypnotherapist and now helps women to use hypnotherapy for their own births.  The result was Natal Hypnotherapy™, now the UK’s leading provider of hypnosis for childbirth.  The philosophy is simple: to help women have a better birth.  Maggie’s work is revolutionising women’s birth experiences by teaching them to overcome fear and work with their bodies during birth.  It may not be on prescription yet, but Maggie’s work is already changing the birthing world.  Thanks to Maggie, effective birth preparation is no longer only available for those with the luxury of money and time.  Her range of self-hypnosis CDs for pregnancy and birth are accessible for everyone, and designed to fit into a hectic life.  From terrified teenage mums to women planning their sixth home birth, the techniques have helped women from all walks of life have a more positive birth.


To date, Maggie has trained over 500 midwives and has a network of Natal Hypnotherapy practitioners who teach the techniques in comprehensive courses all over the country. She regularly appears as a birth expert across the media, and has used the techniques for the births of each of her four sons!  She gave birth to her 5th child in January 2010.

I am a midwife who became interested in natal hypnotherapy as an alternative therapy in labour.  Birth is a natural process and I love how women can become empowered to take control of their own personal birthing experience.  I have recently qualified as a natal hypnotherapist after 5 years as a midwife on a delivery suite where I love to work.  I am starting natal hypnotherapy workshops very soon and I cant wait to get started !

Module 1 - Natural Pain relief - hypnosis for birth

The first of the 2 workshops focuses exclusively on natural pain management tools and techniques – namely breathing, relaxation and self hypnosis. Couples will learn:

•How fear or anxiety can have a negative impact on your body during the birth
•How to quickly and easily reduce adrenaline associated with fear and anxiety in labour
•Natural ways to work with your body to reduce pain in child birth
•Self-hypnosis skills to overcome fear and increase their confidence and trust in their ability to give birth
•Effective breathing and deep relaxation technique
•Rapid trigger techniques to enter deep relaxation
•Adrenaline release technique
•Ways the birth partner can help the woman achieve a deeply relaxed state before and during labour


Module 2 - Practical Birth Preparation

The second workshop is a very practical day to help you prepare both physically, mentally and emotionally for the birth. You will: